Three times before this, India played Belarus, Ukraine and Romania, only to end up on the losing side. The All India Football Federationsent a 23-member National team for the Turkish Womens Cup . This is the third time (after 2019 and 2021) that India competed in Turkish Womens Cup.

INDIAN SENIOR WOMEN FOOTBALL TEAM:

Goalkeepers: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, Monalisha Devi Moirangthem, Shreya Hooda.
Defenders: Ashalata Devi Loitongbam, Astam Oraon, Dalima Chhibber, Juli Kishan, Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam, Shilky Devi Hemam.
Midfielders: Anju Tamang, Indumathi Kathiresan, Kajol Dsouza, Karthika Angamuthu, Manisha, Sangita Basfore.
Forwards: Grace Dangmei, Jyoti, Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar, Kaviya Pakkirisamy, Pyari Xaxa, Sandhiya Rangananthan, Sanju, Soumya Guguloth.
Head Coach: Langam Chaoba Devi, Assistant Coach: Priya PV, Goalkeeper Coach: Lourembam Ronibala Chanu.

RESULTS OF INDIA MATCHES:

21 February 2024: India (Manisha Kalyan 17, 81, Indumathi Kathiresan 62, Pyari Xaxa 79) beat Estonia (Lisette Tammik 32, Vlada Kubassova 88, Mari Liis Lillemae 90) 4-3.
24 February 2024: India (Anju Tamang 19, Soumya Guguloth 79) beat Hong Kong 2-0.
27 February 2024: India lost to Kosovo (Ereleta Memeti 90+2) 0-1.
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TOP: Odisha and India forward Pyari Xaxa celebrates after scoring a goal during their opening match against Estonia at the Turkish Womens Cup in Alanya, Turkey on 21 February 2024.
RIGHT: File picture of Odisha and India defender Jili Kishan.